Commentary - America's Future

By Nicole Kurokawa Neily • Mar 17,2009

Pig Penn

Daily Kos has a great post about Rep. Murtha’s (D-PA) campaign finance… indiscretions. His point? We have to show we are different than Republicans by refusing to tolerate any corruption...

By Nicole Kurokawa Neily • Mar 17,2009

Sen. Grassley Finds Line, Crosses It

The gentleman from Iowa is upset over AIG’s bonuses. On a radio show yesterday, Sen. Grassley (R-IA) stated: “The first thing that would make me feel a little bit better...

By Damir Marusic • Mar 16,2009

Saakashvili’s Masseuse

Is this a hoax? Because if it’s not, I’m at a loss for words. This is Mikheil Saakashvili’s masseuse, posing with the president: She’s a real piece of work, this...

By David Polansky • Mar 16,2009

The Duke and the dauphin and the activist

This bit of news, courtesy of City Journal, on Van Jones, President Obama’s new chief advisor on green jobs, is bound to annoy a few. I particularly enjoyed this part:...

By David Polansky • Mar 16,2009

John Rawls, invading my personal space

Apropos nothing, is there any way to read John Rawls such that he isn’t advocating soft tyranny? Instead of a boot stamping on a human face, it’s a hug that...

By David Adesnik • Mar 16,2009

My classmate on the Daily Show

Seriously. My friend Craig Mullaney, whom I met in grad school almost ten years ago, is the author of a new book about his experiences at West Point, Oxford and...